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Learn Japanese: kireru - to run out

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/Vocabulary expansion 41
/kireru

kireru

Word

切きれるkireru

Meaning

to run out

Part of speech

intransitive, itidan - group 2, verb

Pronunciation

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Lesson

Vocabulary expansion 41

Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of kireru

If you have seven swords, you can cut anything.

Usages of kireru

ガス　が　切きれた　ので、　料りょう理り　が　できない。gasu ga kireta node, ryouri ga dekinai.

The gas ran out, so I can't cook.

電でん池ち　が　切きれた。denti ga kireta.

The battery ran out.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

マッチ　が　切きれた　ので　買かい　に　行いきました。matti ga kireta node kai ni ikimasita.

I ran out of matches, so I went to buy some.

石せっ鹸けん　が　切きれた　ので、　新あたらしい　の　を　買かいました。sekken ga kireta node, atarasii no wo kaimasita.

We ran out of soap, so I bought a new one.

Note how we're using の here instead of using the word 石せっ鹸けん twice.

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